Purse String Suture for the Closure of Large Thyroidectomy Resulted in Better Cosmetics

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03035383

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-30

Start date

2013-10-01

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2017-01-30

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Conditions

Thyroidectomy

Keywords

Large thyroid, purse string suture, thyroidectomy

Brief summary

Thyroidectomy for large thyroid tumor poses a problem of cosmetics, especially in terms of wide post-operative scar and prominent neck wrinkles. In this manuscript, we performed purse-string suture for the first time for the closure of skin defect after thyroidectomy of large thyroid tumors which resulted in better cosmetics as compared to the conventional suturing method.

Detailed description

Increasing demand for better cosmetics following thyroidectomy for large thyroid tumor of \> 6 cm diameter created a necessity to find an alternative to the conventional technique (CT), which could be addressed by purse string technique (PST). A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted to new thyroid tumor patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) from October 2013 until December 2014. Thirty patients grouped into two intervention arms of thyroidectomy with PST and CT were assessed for post-operative scar outcomes.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPurse string technique

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using purse string suturing technique.

PROCEDUREConventional technique

Thyroidectomy closure is performed using conventional suturing technique.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Masking description

No masking

Intervention model description

Non-randomized controlled study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* New cases of thyroid tumor in Doctor Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital * Tumor diameter \> 6 cm

Exclusion criteria

* Previous surgery in the anterior neck area * Local involvement of lymph nodes requiring nodes dissection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient's satisfaction	8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy	Patient's satisfaction assessed using Likert scale of 1 to 10
Length of scar	8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy	Length of scar in milimeter
Width of scar	8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy	Width of scar in milimeter
Wrinkle	8 to 12 weeks following thyroidectomy	Presence of wrinkle

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Post operative hospital stay	1 week following thyroidectomy	Post operative hospital stay
Duration of surgery	During surgery	Duration of surgery in minutes
Bleeding	During surgery	Volume of bleeding during surgery in cc

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026